St. Jerome, Hieronymus of Stridonium icon Size:6 x 8

St. Jerome, Hieronymus of Stridonium icon Size:6 x 8Orthodox icon of Saint Jerome, Hieronymus, Bishop of Stridonium. Commemorated June 15. Saint Jerome of Stridonium was born into a Christian family in the city of Stridonium located on the border between Dalmatia and Pannonia. His full name is Eusebius Hieronymos Sophronius. His parents sent him to Rome, where he studied the secular sciences. At the beginning of his life in the capital, the youth was captivated by worldly vanities and fell into

He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan

but the heavens were silent

Orthodox icon of Saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia the Righteous (3)

Orthodox icon of Theotokos "Enthroned" (1) with Angels and Saints

where they enshrined the relics of saints: the Prophet Zachariah

and was filled with a burning desire to see them again

Mamthusa and Thais

the saint entered into a dispute with a Greek philosopher who was defending the Arian heresy

or else poison him

One evening the monks of the Iveron Monastery on Mt

He was surrounded only by his disciples on Mt

In the refutation of another heretic